1.What does SEND mean?

SEND stands for Special Educational Needs and Disability.

• All schools have a duty to be accessible and inclusive for the children within their community. It is our job to support parents in providing the best possible education for children. For the vast majority of children that will be through attending their local mainstream school.
• For a small number of children their needs may be better met at an alternative setting. In those circumstances, we have a role to support parents in identifying and accessing what is best for their child.
• All children are individuals and their abilities in each area of the curriculum vary across a wide spectrum. Class teachers are used to provide lessons and activities which ensure good progress for pupils whatever their level of ability.
• However, there are situations where a child’s needs are such that it is difficult for a class teacher to provide appropriately for them without additional and/or specialist support. This is usually when a child is described as having ‘special needs’.

• At Somerville Primary School we support children with a variety of differing special educational needs and we pride ourselves on being a highly inclusive school with an ethos which encourages and celebrates diversity and difference.
• SEND is categorised into the following areas in the SEN code of practise 2014: